Sex Trafficking and it’s Pathways
Sex trafficking occurs all over the world including in the United States where people would least expect it. This paper focuses on different pathways that may lead young women into being involved with sex trafficking. Some different ways girls can be set up into sex trafficking may be by a family member, boyfriend, gangs, from seeing advertisements, by being kidnapped, or just for survival. People experiencing this could be raped, beaten, abused physically or mentally, and put through hard intense labor. This paper also focuses not just on the victims, but the perpetrator as well. It mentions the different ways pimps lure young girls in, where the most common places pimps traffic girls, and focuses on who exactly the pimps are and why they are trafficking girls. This paper will also describe my personal experience and what I directly witnessed on a mission’s trip to Cambodia in 2015. Further, my internship in Eugene Oregon brought me into direct contact with young women who had been trafficked recently. This paper concludes with what people can do to help to bring awareness to others about the subject, as well as protect young girls, and fight against the perpetrator.
IDS 499, Capstone
Mick Bollenbaugh
L204
11:00 – 11:30 AM